How good are patients at determining which side of the nose is more obstructed? A study on the limits of discrimination of the subjective assessment of unilateral nasal obstruction

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-24

  Clarke, Jonathan D ^a   Hopkins, Matthew L ^a   Eccles, Ronald ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMON COLD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; RELIABILITY; RHINITIS; RHINOMANOMETRY; SENSATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 33645229094     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194589240602000104     Document Type: Article

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